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Natural treatments for dandruff
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Table of Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................3
What is dandruff? ............................................................................................................4
Is dandruff the only cause of visibly flaky scalp? ...............................................6
Seborrhoeic dermatitis ..............................................................................................6
Scalp psoriasis ..............................................................................................................6
Fungal infection ............................................................................................................7
Head lice .........................................................................................................................7
What causes dandruff? ..................................................................................................9
Some dandruff truths and misconceptions… ......................................................10
Does dry skin cause dandruff? .............................................................................10
Dandruff is a result of poor hygiene. .................................................................10
Sunlight and headgear ............................................................................................10
You can contract dandruff from a dirty hairbrush. ......................................11
Stress and diet ...........................................................................................................11
Non-natural dandruff treatments analyzed .........................................................12
There is no solution that is perfect for everyone ..............................................14
You really are what you eat! .....................................................................................16
Stress is not always bad, but… ................................................................................19
Yoga, meditation and breathing to combat stress .......................................21
Other natural approaches to minimizing dandruff ...........................................22
More aromatherapy ..................................................................................................22
Ayurveda .......................................................................................................................22
Homoeopathy ..............................................................................................................22
Vitamins and minerals for a healthy head .......................................................23
Natural shampoo dandruff solutions ......................................................................25
Herbs and other natural substances to combat dandruff ..............................26
Vinegar is almost always effective .....................................................................26
Tea tree oil ...................................................................................................................28
Aloe vera to combat dandruff ...............................................................................29
Olive oil ..........................................................................................................................29
Many other natural dandruff treatments in brief… .......................................30
Conclusion ........................................................................................................................32
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Introduction
As anyone who has ever suffered from dandruff will tell you, it can be a
big problem that non-sufferers often don’t really understand. And what
is not understood by the majority is that whilst the condition is not
necessarily dangerous in health terms, it is definitely harmful to the
sufferer in many other ways.
Thus it is logical that most dandruff sufferers will do whatever they can
to get rid of their problem, and in most cases, this is likely to mean
turning to commercially produced anti-dandruff products to deal with
the problem.
The good news is that there are plenty of such products on the market and many of them can be bought across the counter from a standard
drug store or pharmacy. The bad news is that many of these
commercially produced anti-dandruff solutions are chemically based,
and as with all products that rely on chemicals for their positive effects,
there are often potential negative side-effects to take into account
before using them.
Hence it makes a great deal of sense to consider natural solutions if you
suffer from dandruff, and fortunately, there are quite a number of
natural answers to the dandruff question.
The primary purpose of this book is to examine many of these natural
treatments or cures for dandruff. However, before doing so, we will first
examine exactly what dandruff is, why people suffer from the problem and the solutions that most people use to deal with the problem.
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What is dandruff?
Dandruff is a problem that is familiar to many millions of people all over
the world, with Procter & Gamble (who manufacture one of the best
known commercially produced anti-dandruff shampoos) suggesting on
their website that perhaps 60% of US citizens will suffer from dandruff
at one time in their life or another.
The basic cause of dandruff is the shedding of dead skin cells from the
scalp, which is in fact a process that takes place all of the time for every
person. However, the difference between the shedding of dead skin
cells for a non-dandruff sufferer and for someone who has the condition
is a question of degree.
In the normal course of events for someone who does not suffer
dandruff, the life cycle of average skin cells is somewhere around 28
days. During this period of time, the skin cells are formed within the
body before being gradually pushed to the outermost epidermal layer of
the skin. Once the cells reach the very outer layer of the skin, in contact
with the air, they quickly die and are shed by the body.
However, because these dead cells are infinitesimally small, invisible to
the naked eye, and because the number of cells being shed is ‘normal’,
the process is unnoticeable.
On the other hand, in the case of someone who suffers dandruff, the
situation is significantly different. In this case, the individual concerned
is producing far too many skin cells, with the whole cell production process taking place in something between two and seven days. The
result is that these cells are shed in oily clumps or as flakes, hence this
person has dandruff.
In effect, someone who suffers from dandruff is simply showing the
visible signs of an exaggerated physiological process, with their body
working too quickly to process the job that for a non-dandruff sufferer is
something that they will not even notice.
However, the shedding of oily clumps or flakes of skin is often
accompanied by redness and irritation as well, so not only does
dandruff look unpleasant to other people, it can also be an unpleasant
problem for the sufferer too.
Contrary to popular theory, dandruff does not necessarily imply that
your head or your hair is dirty, nor is the condition contagious.
As a physiological process, dandruff can never be can be completely
cured, only treated. Consequently, anything that claims to be able to
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cure dandruff is something to be viewed with a good deal of skepticism
and doubt.
Dandruff is a condition that can be suffered in varying degrees, ranging
from extremely mild to severe.
In most cases, there is no need to consult the medical profession to
deal with a dandruff problem unless it is extreme is serious, or because
it is related to some other condition which does necessitate medical attention.
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Is dandruff the only cause of visibly flaky scalp?
Most people have met someone who suffers from dandruff if they do not
suffer from the condition themselves. At some time or another, we have
all encountered someone with the tell-tale white flakes in their hair and
on their shoulders, so most of us are familiar with what dandruff looks
like.
However, the white lumps or flakes on the shoulders of someone
wearing dark clothing do not necessarily indicate a person who suffers
from dandruff, because there are other conditions that can cause the
skin on the scalp to flake in a similar way.
Some of these conditions might require medical attention or special treatment, so you cannot automatically assume that flaky skin landing
on your shoulders immediately tells you that you have dandruff
(although as dandruff would be by far the most common cause of flaky
skin, it would be the most likely cause).
Learning to recognize these other conditions is a valuable exercise as it
should enable you to differentiate between dandruff and something else
that might be (or may become) more serious and worthy of medical
attention.
Seborrhoeic dermatitis
Seborrhoeic dermatitis (sometimes called ‘Seborrheic eczema’) is a skin
disorder that can affect not only the scalp but also other areas of the
body including the face and trunk. This is a condition that causes flaking, itchy red skin and is most commonly found in areas of the body
where there is the largest number of sebaceous glands.
As these glands are found in hair follicles, it follows that any part of the
body where there is hair present is a place where you might suffer from
Seborrhoeic dermatitis.
Fortunately, whilst the condition might be visually unpleasant and often
causes irritating itching, it is nevertheless harmless. Whilst it is also a
condition that can be persistent, it is one that is easily dealt with using
either natural means in the majority of cases, or medication if
absolutely necessary in the most severe cases.
Scalp psoriasis
In the case of people who suffer from psoriasis, one area of the body
that is often affected is the scalp. As the most common form of psoriasis (psoriasis vulgaris) is characterized by angry red lesions on
the skin with a silvery, flaky upper skin layer, scalp psoriasis will usually
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cause dead skin flakes to land on your clothes in exactly the same way
as dandruff would.
Psoriasis is a medical condition that can vary in degree and severity,
with the most severe cases sometimes requiring medical intervention.
And whilst there are different types of psoriasis, it is a fact that 80% of
people who suffer from the condition have psoriasis vulgaris, which
would be evident in most sufferers by the angry red lesions or plaques that can appear almost anywhere on the body.
However, the most common place to encounter psoriasis lesions is on
the elbows and knees, so if you have skin flakes dropping down from
your head as well as these lesions, it is likely that your scalp problem is
associated with psoriasis rather than with dandruff. In this case, seek
medical advice to confirm your condition.
Fungal infection
Every person has millions of fungus cells on every part of their body,
but for the majority, these fungi cause no problem whatsoever.
However, if the skin is damaged in some way, the fungus on the surface
can gain access to the body, in which case it is possible that it might
cause a fungal infection.
This can happen on any part of the body, including the scalp, so it is
entirely possible that from time to time you might suffer a fungal
infection that causes the skin cells around the infected area to die in
greater numbers than usual. When this happens, you would encounter
dandruff-like symptoms as the dead skin cells are shed.
Whether you need to seek medical attention in these circumstances
would depend upon the severity of the fungal infection from which you
are suffering. However, in the case of fungal infection, it should be
evident that something is not quite right because it is most likely to be
accompanied by a degree of pain, which dandruff very rarely is.
Head lice
Although it is perhaps not that easy to believe in this day and age,
there are still millions of people (mainly children) all over the world who suffer from head lice. For example, it is believed that anywhere from 6
to 12 million people are treated for head lice in the USA alone every
year, whilst high levels of louse infestation have been reported in
countries as diverse as the UK, Australia, Israel, Denmark and Sweden.
And in the case of louse infestation, it is possible that the excoriation
(or shedding) of skin cells caused by the lice as they go about their
‘business’ might cause a condition that appears to be similar to
dandruff.
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Obviously, having lice is not particularly pleasant, nor is it necessarily
healthy as they will bite the host skin four or five times a day to feed
and inject saliva into the skin when they do so.
Although head lice are not believed to be carriers of any disease, they
are certainly something that you want to get rid of as soon as possible,
so if there is any reason to suspect an infestation, you should seek
attention as soon as possible.
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What causes dandruff?
Although the problem of dandruff is probably one that has affected
mankind almost since the dawn of time, it is nevertheless a problem
that is not completely and fully understood as yet.
Hence it is difficult if not impossible to give a complete definition of
what causes dandruff. On the other hand, there are many factors that
appear to be implicated in causing the condition, some of which are
internal others that are directly related to the scalp itself.
Firstly, there are suggestions that part of the reason that some people
suffer dandruff could be genetic. Part of the reason for believing this is
that dandruff generally starts to appear after puberty, and is also far more common in men than it is in women. It is also another oddity
about dandruff that it appears to be more common in people who suffer
from certain diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, which researchers
suggest might also have some genetic causes as well.
Some 25 years ago, dermatologists began to suspect that one of the
major causes of dandruff is a naturally occurring yeast that everyone
carries on their skin known as Malassezia yeast.
Nowadays, it is generally agreed that it is a combination of this
particular form of yeast and the sebum secreted by the sebaceous
glands in the hair upon which this particular yeast feeds that is the
primary cause of dandruff in an individual who is already genetically
predisposed to suffering from the condition.
When the yeast feeds on the natural grease produced by the human
skin, it generates oleic acid which then penetrates the stratum corneum
(the outermost layer of the skin) and causes irregularities in the way
the skin cells divide, accelerating the growth of new cells by doing so.
As suggested, it is this increased turnover or rapid production of skin
cells that causes dandruff, hence removing Malassezia yeast from the
skin should help to reduce or remove your dandruff problem.
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Some dandruff truths and misconceptions…
Does dry skin cause dandruff?
It is a very common belief that dry skin and dandruff go together, but in
fact, nothing could be further from the truth. As suggested in the
previous chapter, without sebum, the Malassezia yeast has nothing to
feed on and therefore the whole ‘chain’ of dandruff production is
irrevocably broken without oily skin.
Dandruff is a result of poor hygiene.
It is unlikely that poor hygiene has anything to do with causing dandruff
despite the fact that the probable main cause of the condition is yeast
on the skin which feeds on the oil secreted by the sebaceous glands.
However, it appears that people who suffer dandruff do not necessarily
have more yeast on their skin, although they may at certain times of
their life (i.e. around puberty) produced more natural oil. In fact, rather
than having more yeast on their skin, it is likely that people who suffer
dandruff simply more sensitive to the yeast.
Sunlight and headgear
It is probably true that exposing your head to the sunlight may inhibit
the growth of Malassezia yeast which like all other yeasts thrives in
darker, damp conditions.
Think about the kind of places where you would expect fungi (yeast is a
fungus) like mushrooms to grow, and you will quickly have a fairly
accurate picture of the kind of conditions in which Malassezia yeast is happiest. And I have no doubt that the picture in your mind is not one
of mushrooms shooting up in bright, warm sunlight!
It is for this reason that many people suspect (perhaps correctly) that
wearing a hat or a bonnet might create an ideal environment for
dandruff to develop, because enclosing your head in this way could
create an environment that is far more like that which Malassezia yeast
will thrive in.
For this reason, if you are a dandruff sufferer, one of the first things
that you can do is to expose your head to the sunlight as often as you
possibly can. In the same vein, you should avoid wearing headgear
whenever possible as well.
Many sufferers find that their dandruff is seasonal, being considerably
worse in the cold and damp of the fall (autumn) and winter than it is in spring and summer.
Of course, if you live in a place where sunlight is generally at a
premium, there is perhaps not a great deal you can do, but you should
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nevertheless be aware that exposing your head to the sun is one way of
naturally combating dandruff.
You can contract dandruff from a dirty hairbrush.
Although it may not be particular pleasant to use someone else’s hair
brush or comb if they are dandruff sufferer, it is not true that you can
develop dandruff yourself from doing so. Unlike head lice (as an
example), dandruff cannot be passed from one person to another in any way as it is entirely non-contagious, so sharing a brush or borrowing
someone else’s hat is not going to increase the possibility of you
developing a dandruff problem.
Stress and diet
There is evidence that stress can play a part in causing dandruff or in
making a pre-existing dandruff problem worse. Why this should be the
case is not particularly clear, although it may beat that your body
speeds up the skin cell production process at times of stress and
anxiety when it is more excited.
There may also be a connection with the fact that stress and anxiety
might prompt quicker sebum production as it is natural to sweat more
at times when anxiety or stress is greater.
In a similar manner, if your diet contains too much sugar, fat, or starch,
this could exacerbate your dandruff problem, as can a diet that is
generally low in healthy nutrition.
It is sometimes suggested that a dandruff sufferer should avoid eating
hot spicy food (which causes sweating in many people) and that alcohol
should also be avoided as it is believed that the toxic nature of alcohol
in the body might aggravate the problem.
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Non-natural dandruff treatments analyzed
Perhaps not surprisingly, the number one objective of anyone who
suffers from dandruff will almost inevitably be to do whatever is
necessary to bring their condition under control. In fact, in my own
experience of family members who have suffered from dandruff, they
have tried almost every possible solution they have come across for the
condition, including quite a few that (in truth) sounded extremely
unlikely to work, if not a bit crazy!
Amongst the solutions that I would guess almost every dandruff
sufferer has tried or will try are medicated shampoos, shampoos which
include chemicals which are supposed to control dandruff.
There are many different dandruff control shampoos on the market,
many of which can be bought over the counter in pharmacies or from
drug stores. The active ingredients of these shampoos not surprisingly
varies from one brand to another, with some being based on relatively
natural substances whilst others are chemical based.
Before considering how you can treat your dandruff problem entirely
naturally, it makes sense to consider these chemical-based shampoos in
order to establish whether there are any possible adverse side-effects.
In the majority of cases, the idea of including chemicals in an anti-
dandruff shampoo is that the chemicals used are antimicrobial or
antifungal so that they reduce or prevent dandruff by inhibiting the
growth of the necessary yeast that is a root cause of dandruff.
There are several different chemicals used in the different brands, with
the most common being selenium sulfide, pyrithione zinc and
ketoconazole.
For the majority of people, because these chemicals are contained in
relatively small amounts in medicated shampoos, the risk of adverse
side-effects is fairly limited. However, that this does not mean that
there is no risk in using the shampoos, because every individual is
different and therefore the susceptibility to unpleasant side-effects of
any individual person using such as shampoo is an unknown.
For example, in the case of shampoos based on selenium sulfide, it is
known that this particular chemical can exaggerate pre-existing dry or
oily skin, and skin irritation is not unknown. In more extreme cases,
selenium sulfide can accelerate natural hair loss, which it is to be assumed is not the primary intention of anyone who is using a
medicated shampoo to get rid of their dandruff!
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Shampoos that contain pyrithione zinc are generally safe for most
people, but some people do suffer allergic reactions to the chemical
such as skin rashes, hives and lesions.
It should also be noted that several sources suggest that using a
pyrithione zinc based cleaning agent such as a shampoo over a
prolonged period of time might increase the chance of adverse side-
effects, so caution is necessary because it cannot be said with any certainty that pyrithione zinc is categorically safe. You should therefore
be on the lookout for skin irritations or skin that does not heal as well
as it did previously, and if either of these is encountered, you should
report the fact to your medical attendant.
Shampoos that are based on ketoconazole are using a substance that is
known to cause itching, nausea, vomiting, headache and abdominal
pain, dizziness and fatigue. In extreme examples, it is believed that
ketoconazole can even cause blood disorders and impotence so using a
shampoo based on this particular chemical antifungal agent is
something that you should do with extreme caution.
In tests, shampoos containing ketoconazole have been shown to be
more effective than those that contain pyrithione zinc. On the other hand, it is also established that the possible side-effects of ketoconazole
are considerably more unpleasant or dangerous than those of the zinc
compound. In simple terms, ketoconazole is potentially more effective,
but it is also potentially more dangerous as well.
The truth about using antifungal chemical based shampoos is that in the
majority of cases, they are unlikely to do anyone significant harm,
particularly on a short-term basis. This is relevant, because although
dandruff is a chronic condition that can often be with you for a lifetime
and is incurable, it is also a condition that is seasonal.
Hence, you might find that whilst it is necessary during the colder,
damper months to use a medicated shampoo containing one of the
chemicals highlighted in this chapter, it may be unnecessary to use that
shampoo all year round. This is this is something that will depend upon where you live and the severity of your condition, but it is nevertheless
true that if you choose to use a chemical based medicated shampoo,
you should try to avoid doing so on a permanent basis.
And of course, if any of the side-effects highlighted in this chapter
become apparent, you should report the details about your condition to
your medical attendant as soon as possible.
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There is no solution that is perfect for everyone
Perhaps one more irritating factors for people who suffer dandruff is
that it always seems as if the treatments that work superbly well for
other people do not work at all for you.
Whether you are looking at chemical-based shampoos as highlighted in
the previous chapter or whether you are considering natural dandruff
treatments, the same always seems to apply.
You know someone who uses ‘Brand X’ shampoo or ‘natural treatment
Y’, and it has got rid of their dandruff almost completely, and yet it does
not seem to touch your condition at all.
This is a simple but extremely unfortunate result of the fact that every one of us is different, and we all react to different substances in a
different way. In practical terms, what this means is that if you have
dandruff, it is a matter of trial and error, testing various different ideas
and solutions until you find something that works.
However, it is important that whenever you try different solutions for
your dandruff problem, you should start with those that are the least
likely to cause you adverse side-effects.
This almost inevitably means trying natural solutions before moving on
to those based on chemicals if the natural solutions do not work,
because as I have already suggested, although most chemical-based
shampoos do not carry significant risk of side-effects, there is
nevertheless a degree of risk involved in using them.
And as you will discover in the next chapter, controlling your dandruff
problem is not simply a matter of applying different substances to your
scalp until you find one that works (although you will of course do so).
The first thing that you should do to try to bring your dandruff problem
under control is to consider your current lifestyle to assess whether
there are any changes that you can make that could help to reduce
your dandruff.
For example, I have already highlighted that many experts believe that
stress and anxiety plays an active role in determining how bad (or how
well controlled) your dandruff problem is.
Consequently, if you can reduce the level or degree of stress in your
life, it stands to reason that this will represent a significant lifestyle
improvement. This improvement should in turn make it easier to control your dandruff, which in itself will probably further reduce your stress
and anxiety (it’s a pleasant circle as opposed to a vicious one!).
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Let us therefore consider some changes that you can make or regimes
that you can introduce into your life which will help to reduce the
adverse factors or conditions in your current existence that aggravate
your dandruff problem.
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You really are what you eat!
I know that it is a cliché, but from the day you were born, every
centimeter that you have added to your frame has been put there as a
direct result of the food you eat and the beverages you drink. It is
therefore absolutely, 100% true that you are what you eat (and drink of
course).
From this, it naturally follows that everything you eat and drink has a
profound effect on your general well-being, health and overall life.
Consequently, if you suffer from a problem like dandruff, whilst you
might be genetically predisposed to it, it does not necessarily mean that
you have to accept it without attempting to fight back.
Part of this fighting back process has got to be reassessing what you
currently eat and drink every day to see whether there are
improvements you can make which might help to control your dandruff.
As suggested previously, you should try to avoid eating a diet that is
too rich in spicy foods, because not only is there a chance that spicy
foods might increase your bodily secretions, it is also a fact that some
spices irritate the average human metabolism. When your body is
irritated, it naturally tries to counteract this irritation by fighting back
which in turn can lead to internal imbalances.
Internal imbalances will often manifest themselves in sickness,
susceptibility to infections and other external indications of imbalance,
one of which could well be worsened dandruff.
There are other foodstuffs that you should reduce (or completely cut)
your intake of that are believed to have a direct effect on the production
of sebum which feeds the yeast that leads to dandruff. For example,
cutting down on the saturated fats of the kind that are contained in red
meat such as beef whilst also reducing your intake of trans-fatty acids
that are often found in margarine could help to reduce your
susceptibility to dandruff, because both of these forms of fat are
believed to encourage increased sebum production.
Whether you are a dandruff sufferer or not, it is common knowledge
that a diet rich in colorful fruit and vegetables is always good to you,
but what might not be that well known is that it is a particularly good
idea for someone with dandruff to eat a vegetable and fruit rich diet.
Many of these foods are rich in minerals and B. vitamins and it is generally accepted that a deficiency of both of these nutrients can
aggravate a dandruff problem.
Hence, you should include a good portion of leafy green vegetables,
potatoes, bananas, red chili peppers and lentils in your diet as all of
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these are a rich source of different minerals and vitamin B. variants.
The B. vitamins help to counteract the inefficient metabolism of fatty
acids and carbohydrates which is in turn believed to contribute to the
incidence of dandruff, so increasing the level of these vitamins in your
diet is a significant step towards freeing yourself of the misery of
dandruff.
If you do not consume milk as part of your everyday diet, you should, because it contains every vitamin that mammals need for good health.
The fat soluble vitamins such as vitamin A., K., D. and E. are all
contained in the milk fat, so if you drink no-fat or reduced fat milk, you
will not take much of any of these vitamins on board.
On the other hand, the B. group vitamins are found in the aqueous
(water based) part of the milk, so even if you take reduced fat milk, you
will still take on board a significant amount of B. vitamins. Incidentally,
fluid milk in the USA is often supplemented with vitamin D., whilst in
other countries, different vitamin supplements are added to fluid milk,
such as vitamin A.
It is also believed that vitamin D-3 has many benefits, particularly for
your skin. Unfortunately, the human body does not generate vitamin D. without some outside assistance although each and every one of us
needs vitamin D. in order to maintain good health. However, it is
generated primarily by the skin due to the effects of sunlight in
combination with certain foodstuffs such as milk, cheese, butter, cereals
and fatty fish.
Of course, many of us see very little of the sun, perhaps because we
live in a part of the world where there is not a great deal of sunshine for
a significant proportion of the year, or perhaps because the majority of
people work in an indoor environment. It is for these reasons that
vitamin D deficiency is most commonly seen in people who live in the
northern regions at higher latitudes who see less of the sun than people
that live close to the equator.
Furthermore, even for people who live in sunnier climes, their concern over the possibility of contracting skin cancer leads many to use
sunscreen every time they venture outdoors. Whilst taking such
precautions is obviously sensible in some ways, it does unfortunately
mean that perhaps as much as 95% of the body’s ability to generate
vitamin D. is cancelled out by the application of sunscreen.
Recent studies have indicated that many patients who are suffering
from a wide variety of inflammatory conditions were vitamin D deficient.
The connection between vitamin D. and inflammatory conditions (of
which dandruff is one example) was further emphasized by the fact that
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the condition of many of these patients improved once additional
vitamin D. was added to their diet.
There are various different forms in which vitamin D. can be taken, but
it is generally agreed that vitamin D3, the form that is typically found in
fish oil or other oily fish related products is the most beneficial because
it appears to be the form from which vitamin D. can be absorbed most
efficiently.
Some nutritionists suggest that increasing the amount of gamma-
linolenic acid (GLA) in your diet can also assist anyone with a dandruff
problem to minimize the size of that problem.
It is believed that increasing the amount of GLA in your diet will help to
improve the general condition of your skin and hair, so it is probably
worth adding a rich source of GLA such as blackcurrant or evening
primrose oil to your diet to see what difference this makes.
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Stress is not always bad, but…
A degree of stress in your life is not always a bad thing. It can make
you more alert and helps to build character and endurance. However,
there are times when it all gets too much, and when that happens, one
result can be a marked deterioration in your dandruff.
Repetitive stress brings on chronic fatigue, meaning that your health
and wellbeing can suffer in many ways, a negative change that can be
reflected in worsening dandruff. For instance, stress can lead to
depression, a lack of energy, insomnia and hair loss as well as
deteriorating dandruff, so it obviously makes sense to keep the stress in
your life to a manageable level.
Here is an extremely simple but nevertheless effective way of
‘destressing’ yourself. Take a nice warm bath every day, because when
it is done right, it is one of the best ways of relaxing, one that far too
few people really give serious credence to.
In order to get the maximum relaxation from what is for most people an
immensely pleasurable experience, here are a few things that you
should make sure you do.
First, pay attention to the temperature of the water. You have never
heard anyone advise you to take a nice cold bath, right? That’s
because cold is not something that most of us would consider to be nice
or conducive to being relaxed? Hot water of between 35 degrees (96°F)
and 39 degrees Celsius (102°F) is ideal for relaxing the muscles, improving your circulation, soothing your nerves and giving your
immune system a ‘pep-up’.
Secondly, think about the environment that you bathe in and how it can
be improved to aid your efforts to relax completely. Mood music – soft
and gentle – can definitely help, possibly because as the experts point
out, we all listened to the sound of our mothers heartbeat when we
were in the womb and were relaxed by it. Hence, recreating a similar
protective environment by using relaxing sounds or music can return us
to that happier, more relaxed state.
The lighting in your bathroom can also have a big positive effect, with
darker almost always helping you to relax more effectively.
This is because when it is darker, you body naturally reacts by
increasing the secretion of a hormone called melatonin, which is produced by the pineal gland in your brain in response to the dimmer
light. Melatonin makes you drowsy, which is why it is easier for most
people to go to sleep at night when it is dark than it is during the
daylight hours.
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Aromatherapy is something that should form an integral part of your
de-stressing bath time routine, irrespective of age or gender. Using
aromatic bath oils is a terrific way of relaxing itself, because not only
does the heat from the water make it easier for the relaxing oil
molecules to permeate your skin, it also releases those molecules into
the air as well.
Unlike the other senses, something that you smell has direct access to your brain via your olfactory receptors, hence it is known that aromatic
oils that you inhale can have a direct effect on your hormones, your
brain chemistry and stress levels.
Tests have indicated that there are certain essential oils that are
particularly good for relieving stress, such as lavender oil or chamomile.
Of the group of around 40 such oils and herbs that can play a significant
role in ensuring that you are as relaxed as possible, others are
dandelion, burdock root, peppermint, rosemary and juniper.
If at all possible, you should plan to take a relaxing hot bath in an ideal
environment using aromatic oils at least once a day. By having and
sticking to a ‘planned out in advance’ strategy in this way, it should be
relatively easy to make sure that you always have essential oils that you need in the house.
However, there may be times when oils are not available, so you might
need to ‘manufacture’ something that can act as an effective aromatic
oils stand-in from common household substances. Here are a few
suggestions.
If you have herbal teabags available, drop a couple of them in your
bath water before immersing yourself in it. Yes, the water may turn a
slightly strange color, but it is not going to stain you forever, and the
upside benefits will far outweigh any potential downside.
Alternatively, mix a cup of baby oil with one tablespoonful of vanilla
extract, and use the mixture in the bath. Slices of citrus fruits like
orange, lemons and grapefruit can work extremely effectively as well,
particularly because grapefruit releases enkephalins into the air which are natural painkillers. Try mixing one cup of honey together with four
of cheap red wine (even older, oxidized wine is fine) and use this
mixture in your bathwater.
Any of these mixtures will help to create the relaxing bath time
atmosphere that you need to remove harmful stress from your life. If
by taking a bath every day in this way you can significantly reduce the
anxiety and stress that you feel, it will help to boost your general
wellbeing, which in turn represents a significant step to reducing your
dandruff problem.
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Yoga, meditation and breathing to combat stress
It is generally accepted that practicing yoga, learning to meditate and
how to breathe properly will all help to reduce the stress that you might
feel on a day-to-day basis.
The best part about learning any of these practices is that there is so
much information available on the net that can help you to get started.
These resources are invaluable, because they allow you to ‘have a go’ at yoga, meditation and learning to breathe properly before deciding
whether it is for you.
The advantages of being able to learn about and to try these practices
in the comfort of your own home should be relatively easy to
appreciate. Not only can you learn at your own speed without having to
leave home, you do not need to enroll in a class (and spend money)
only to find that yoga or whatever it is does not suit your lifestyle or
preferences.
Obviously, yoga or meditation is not for everyone, but because these
practices are widely accepted to ‘teach’ people who are adept at them
how to relax and therefore minimize stress, each of them is worth
investigating further and trying.
For instance, by looking at a site like Learning Yoga, you can learn
plenty about the history of yoga, what it can do for you and how you
can get started at home. Search Google for ‘yoga’, and you will find
plenty more similar resources that can teach you everything you could
ever need to know about yoga and its benefits.
Similarly, try a Google search for ‘meditation’ or ‘learning meditation’
(this site is a good starting point) and ‘breathing’ or ‘deep breathing’ to
find all of the information and resources that you could need in order to
get you started.
Once again, reducing your everyday stress levels will improve your
dandruff, and all of these practices will help to reduce stress.
Whilst you might therefore never have considered yoga, meditation or
learning to breathe properly as practices that could help to combat your dandruff problem, they almost certainly can and will, so they’re all
worth trying.
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Other natural approaches to minimizing dandruff
More aromatherapy
In addition to using aromatherapy at bath time as highlighted in the
previous chapter, a leading herbalist Jeanne Rose (Director of the
Institute of Aromatic Studies) suggests a more direct use of aromatic
oils as a way of combating dandruff. Her suggestion is that after
washing your hair, you should let your hair dry completely before
massaging a few drops each of lemon and rosemary oils into your scalp.
These oils have natural antifungal characteristics, meaning that they
will fight to keep the amount of yeast on your scalp to a minimum.
Ayurveda
It is suggested by leading expert, David Frawley, that dandruff is a
condition called by poor or blocked circulation. He has suggested a couple of possible solutions to this problem.
The first option is to massage sesame oil into your scalp for 5 or 10
minutes once or twice a week immediately before taking your evening
shower. After massaging the oil in, allow it to ‘sit’ for a few minutes
before washing it out in the shower.
Alternatively, Dr. Frawley also suggests that fenugreek is a recognized
treatment for dandruff in Ayurvedic medicine. It is also a spice that is
widely used in Asian cooking, so you can either add it to your own home
cooking or you can take it as a powder mixed with honey.
Homoeopathy
According to one of the UK’s leading medically qualified homoeopaths,
Dr Andrew Lockie, there are quite a few homoeopathic treatments that
can be very effective for combating dandruff.
According to Dr Lockie, you should try using sulphur if you find yourself
persistently scratching your head at night or if your scalp burns and you
have thick, heavy dandruff. Try massaging sulphur into your scalp three
or four times a day for a period of to two weeks, and you should find
that your dandruff eases considerably.
On the other hand, he suggests that sepia will soothe your scalp if it is
greasy, moist and sensitive to the touch around the roots.
However, when you are massaging these soothing substances into your
scalp (or any other substances for that matter), do take care that you
do not massage it into your skull too vigorously. Studies have indicated
that if you are too vigorous and energetic, you will damage your hair
around the roots which can speed up your natural hair loss process.
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Consequently, you should try to avoid significant amounts of contact
between your fingernails and your hair, particularly around the roots,
because it is your nails that are likely to cause most damage, and
damage makes your hair fall out much more quickly.
A third option that is propounded by Dr Lockie is to use oleander if you
feel that the palpable irritation from your dandruff is worsened by heat,
or if you feel as if your head is covered in insect bites.
All three substances suggested by Dr Lockie can be obtained at health
food stores and possibly some pharmacies as well.
According to some research, adding flaxseed oil to your diet can help to
significantly reduce the amount of oil that your skin secretes, and as we
have already seen, it is the sebum that your skin secretes that provides
the Malassezia yeast with something to feed and thrive on. It is
believed that two or three teaspoonfuls of flaxseed oil every day (or the
equivalent amount in capsules) will significantly reduce the amount of
sebum you secrete, thereby reducing the ‘yeast food’ on your scalp
which should in turn reduce your dandruff as well.
Vitamins and minerals for a healthy head
Earlier in this report, I highlighted the importance of eating a healthy balanced diet in your efforts to reduce or get rid of your dandruff
problem.
Unfortunately however, for many people, eating a healthy balanced diet
every day is extremely difficult or impossible, primarily because with
work and the day-to-day demands of living, it is simply not feasible to
eat a healthy balanced meal at every meal time.
It is also true that in the modern world, many of the foods that we eat
do not contain the vitamins and minerals that they should do because
far too often, those vitamins and minerals have been removed in the
process of getting that food from its origin to your table.
For instance, unless you buy only organic vegetables, many of the
vegetables that you are eating will have been grown in soil which is
lacking in the minerals that form a very important part of a healthy diet. This is a natural side-effect of the fact that the demands on
farming are increasingly heavy, meaning that the farmers who are
responsible for growing the vegetables that you eat are forced into
growing vegetables in soil of increasingly poor quality.
Taking these different factors together, it becomes an unavoidable
conclusion that there are many people who will not take on board the
necessary vitamins and nutrients through their food, whether they are
conscious of this (i.e. if the knowingly eat a poorer quality diet) or they
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are not. Consequently, dandruff sufferers who are not taking on board a
healthy balanced diet are aggravating the severity of their problem
internally.
For this situation to be turned round, supplementation of your diet with
vitamins and minerals is therefore necessary.
The vitamins and minerals that you need to add to your diet if you
suffer from dandruff are as follows, with an indication of what each of these vitamins and minerals will do for you:
• Vitamin B12 is believed to increase energy levels at the root level
of your hair;
• Vitamins B3, B5 and B6 stimulate healthy hair growth and
stimulate the scalp;
• Vitamin C. encourages and growth and improves circulation
throughout the body, including on the scalp;
• Vitamin D. helps to control inflammatory conditions such as
dandruff and psoriasis;
• Iron helps to maintain the basic health of your hair, particularly
the roots;
• Zinc is an antibacterial that can help to fight the yeast on your head;
• Folic acid helps to minimize hair loss.
All of these nutrients stimulate the blood supply to your scalp, which in
turn helps the top of your head to stay healthier. In effect, by making
sure that all of these vitamins and nutrients are included either in your
diet or in supplements, you are ensuring that you are dealing with your
dandruff problem from the root (in more ways than one).
You are combating the problem internally by providing your body needs
to fight your problem completely naturally, so the importance of
supplementing the kind of poor diet that many of us simply have to live
with it cannot be underestimated.
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Natural shampoo dandruff solutions
There are some anti-dandruff shampoos that are based on natural or
relatively natural substances that you might want to consider using as
an alternative to those that contain potentially damaging chemicals.
The two most common and widely available commercially produced
shampoos that are based on natural substances are those which use tea
tree oil or coal tar.
Tea tree oil or Melaleuca oil is taken from the Melaleuca alternifolia tree
that is found on the north-east coast of New South Wales in Australia. It
is a natural antibacterial, antiseptic, germicidal and fungicidal oil that
had been used for hundreds of years as a medicinal treatment for a huge range of medical conditions by the native peoples of Australia.
Given all of these qualities possessed by tea tree oil, it is not surprising
that it should be an effective additive to many leading brands of
antidandruff shampoo. The natural antifungal qualities of tea tree oil will
help to keep down the amount of yeast on your scalp, with most
commercially produced tea tree oil based shampoos containing around
5% of the oil, which has been shown to be the most effective
concentration in a commercially produced shampoo.
In fact, extensive research in Australia as reported in 2002 in the
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology indicated that a tea
tree oil shampoo with 5% concentration of oil improved dandruff for
41% of people tested. From this statistic, there can be little doubt that tea tree oil shampoo is probably the most effective of the commercially
produced shampoos based on natural substances for minimizing the
worst effects of dandruff.
It is also effective for getting rid of head lice as well, so if it is lice that
are causing what appeared to be a dandruff problem, this is an easy
way to get rid of your unwanted guests.
There are no known adverse side-effects from using tea tree oil,
although it is not a substance that you can ingest, so if you get tea tree
oil shampoo in your mouth, you should immediately rinse it out with a
plentiful supply of water.
Shampoo that is based on coal tar uses a substance that is produced as
a byproduct of the carbonization of coal. Coal tar shampoo is often an
effective treatment for dandruff, although because there is some concern that using coal tar in too great a concentration might possibly
have some carcinogenic elements, you should ensure that any coal tar
shampoo you use contains only a trace of coal tar.
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Herbs and other natural substances to combat dandruff
Because dandruff is a chronic condition the cause of which is still not
completely established or agreed, the range of possible solutions that
are claimed to work to treat the condition are almost endless.
Everyone who has ever suffered from dandruff (and remember that one
of the biggest anti-dandruff shampoo manufacturers, Procter & Gamble
suggest that there are more dandruff sufferers than people who are
completely dandruff free) has their own pet solution to the problem.
There are literally hundreds of these proposed solutions published all
over the internet, some of which are likely to be far more effective than
others. However, because each and every individual can sufferer is
different, it is not possible to suggest which of the treatments which you
are going to read about are likely to be most effective in any individual case.
Nevertheless, there are some of these treatments which are
recommended on a wide variety of different sites, some of which are
sites that have a good degree of authority (recognized medical sites,
commonly used reference sites like about.com and eHow.com).
Consequently, these suggestions have been listed first, primarily
because the fact that they appear on many different sites indicates that
they work for many different people, whereas some of the other
proposed solutions might be effective for far less people.
Vinegar is almost always effective
Ever since man first discovered vinegar, it has been widely and
commonly used for a great range of different medicinal purposes. It is
extremely effective for dealing with dandruff, because it is rich in potassium and enzymes which will help to prevent an itchy scalp and
dandruff.
There are many different ways you can use vinegar, as there are many
different types of vinegar that you can use.
The first, most simple and basic way of using vinegar is to add just
enough vinegar to color a bowl of warm water before gently rubbing the
solution into your scalp before retiring to bed for the night. Wrap your
head in a towel to ensure that the solution does not evaporate or soak
away into your pillow so that you can leave the solution on your head
overnight.
Do this every night for a couple of weeks, and you should start to notice
a significant improvement in your dandruff situation.
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Alternatively, mix four tablespoons of white vinegar together with two
tablespoons of lemon juice. Gently massage the mixture into your scalp
with your fingertips, once again trying to avoid contact between your
fingernails and your hair. Try to use a gentle circular rubbing motion,
because this stimulates the blood flow to your scalp which also helps to
minimize the likelihood of dandruff developing.
Leave the solution on for 30 minutes to one hour before washing it off with a gentle shampoo.
Incidentally, whilst you have probably tried medicated, anti-dandruff
shampoos and you might even use them on a regular basis despite the
possibility of adverse side-effects, you should try to avoid combining
any of the natural remedies in this chapter with a medicated shampoo
for several reasons.
Firstly, if you combine one of the natural solutions from this chapter
with medicated shampoo, and you see a significant improvement in
your dandruff problem, it will be hard to isolate whether it is the natural
solution or the medicated shampoo that has made the difference.
Secondly, it does not appear that there has been any extensive
research done into the possible reactions between medicated shampoos and the natural substances highlighted in this section. Whilst this may
not appear likely should be a major concern, you do have to remember
that a substance like vinegar is extremely acidic, and therefore the
possibility of some kind of chemical reaction between the chemicals in
meditated shampoo and a vinegar-based solution cannot be completely
discounted.
Try mixing vinegar and beetroot juice together before massaging it into
the scalp, leaving for 10 to 15 minutes and then rinsing the mixture
out. Alternatively, a combination of ginger and beetroot juice can also
be extremely effective, because both of these juices have powerful
antifungal qualities that can attack the yeast on your scalp which can
leads to dandruff if it is left to its own devices.
Apple cider vinegar is one particular variety of vinegar that has long been known to have significant health benefits, particularly in the realm
of skin complaints.
This is because it is believed to stimulate blood circulation in the small
capillaries just under the skin, plus it also has the ability to combat
bacteria, viruses and the yeast that we have already established as one
of the primary causes of dandruff. Furthermore, apple cider vinegar is
rich in the alpha-hydroxyl acids that are known to help to break down
fatty, oily deposits on the skin, thereby reducing the amount of sebum
on which the yeast that causes dandruff feeds.
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As a topical treatment dandruff, you can use apple cider vinegar diluted
or undiluted. In the first case, add one part vinegar to three parts warm
water before gently massaging the solution into your scalp with exactly
the same gentle circular rubbing motion as highlighted previously.
Leave the solution on your head for half to one hour before washing out
with a gentle shampoo such as baby shampoo.
Alternatively, for more severe case of dandruff, you can use apple cider vinegar in the same way in its undiluted form.
Another method of using apple cider vinegar is to mix it with warm
water as suggested a moment ago before spraying it onto your hair
with a spray bottle, taking care to avoid getting the solution in your
eyes or ears. Once again, leave a solution on your head for an hour or
so before gently washing it off.
Another home-made dandruff treatment formulation that includes apple
cider vinegar which you can easily create at home is as follows:
Mix together one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, two tablespoons of
cornmeal or oatmeal and half a cup of grape seed oil. Mix the whole lot
together until you have a thick, coagulated paste and then apply the
mixture to your scalp by gently massaging it in. Leave the substance on your head for around one hour before rinsing off and shampooing with a
gentle, non-medicated shampoo as per normal.
In this mixture, the apple cider vinegar does as it does in most cases,
which is to balance the pH of your scalp, which is important, because in
most dandruff sufferers, their scalp pH balance is skewed. On the other
hand, the grape seed oil nourishes and soothes your skin, whilst the
meal exfoliates the dead skin flakes.
As you can begin to understand, apple cider vinegar can be used in a
wide variety of ways, with another option being nothing more complex
than adding a few drops of the vinegar to the final rinse you give your
hair after washing it. As an alternative, add a few drops of lime or
lemon juice to the final rinse, because once again, the acid nature of
the fruit juice will destroy a significant percentage of the yeast on your scalp.
Tea tree oil
As suggested previously, although recent research has indicated that
tea tree oil taken from the Melaleuca alternifolia tree has potent
antifungal and antibacterial qualities, this is a fact that the native
peoples of Australia have known for many hundreds of years.
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Although for many people to tree oil shampoo is effective, it can be
even more so if the oil is applied directly to the scalp, particularly if
your dandruff is of the more serious or severe variety.
You can apply the oil several times a week by gently massaging it into
your head and then leaving it on your hair for 30 minutes to one hour if
at all possible.
Alternatively, buy the mildest non-medicated shampoo you can find (for example, baby oil), and mix the tea tree oil into shampoo, using around
10 drops of oil for every eight fluid ounces of shampoo in the bottle.
Use this natural antidandruff shampoo in exactly the same way that you
would use ordinary shampoo, and you should see your dandruff
problem receding fairly rapidly.
Because of its antifungal qualities, tea tree oil is highly effective for
minimizing the amount of yeast on your scalp, which in turn will do a
great deal to minimize your dandruff as well.
Aloe vera to combat dandruff
Aloe vera is another natural substance that has potent antifungal
qualities, so applying the substance in gel form to your scalp is another
good way of reducing the amount of yeast on your head and in your hair.
Alternatively, you can buy aloe vera juice which you can drink to
supplement your normal diet. The juice contains many of the vitamins
that you need in order to combat dandruff effectively, including
vitamins A., B1., B6., B12. and vitamin E. as well as folic acid.
Aloe vera juice also contains 12 natural substances that have been
shown to inhibit inflammatory conditions, and it helps to produce
healthy skin as it provides a rich supply of collagen and elastin which
repair and regenerate healthy skin.
In short, by drinking aloe vera juice as well as applying it topically to
your scalp, you are fighting against your dandruff condition both
internally and topically, which if nothing else should double your
chances of successfully defeating your dandruff problem.
Olive oil
Olive oil has been used for many centuries to combat a wide range of
different medical conditions and it has long been recognized as an
effective treatment for severe dandruff. Olive oil contains vitamin E. and
many other nutrients that are essential for healthy skin, so it is a
solution that is worth trying.
Many sources suggest that olive oil becomes even more effective if it is
mixed together in equal quantities with almond oil before the mixture is
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gently massaged into the scalp with the fingertips with gentle circular
motions. The mixture should be left on for five to 10 minutes, although
if it starts to become uncomfortable or feel like it is beginning to burn
(which seems to happen for a very small percentage of people who try
this particular solution), you should wash it off immediately.
Otherwise, although the mixture might feel a little clammy or perhaps
too oily whilst you are applying it, you should try to avoid washing it off until the mixture has completely dried out.
Many other natural dandruff treatments in brief…
As suggested in the preamble to this chapter, there are literally
hundreds of different natural dandruff treatments that you will find
detailed on a similarly large number of websites. The following list is
intended to be a brief snapshot of many of these suggested methods
that you might want to try:
Apple tonic: Mix one tablespoon of apple juice with three tablespoons
of water and massage the mixture into your scalp three times a week.
Coconut oil and lemons: Massage warm pure coconut oil into your
scalp and then rub in the juice of two lemons. Steam your hair by
placing your head over a bowl of steaming hot water with the steam sealed in with a warm damp towel. After steaming for a few minutes,
leave the mixture on your hair for a couple of hours before rinsing off,
and repeat two or three times every week.
Thyme: Boil five heaped tablespoons of dried thyme in about a pint of
water for a period of 10 to 15 minutes. After this, allow the infused
liquid to cool before straining the thyme leaves out of the mixture and
storing the resulting liquid in a jar. Keep in the fridge and massage the
liquid into your scalp three or four times a week, taking care not to
rinse the solution out.
Baking soda: It is now established that baking soda has powerful
antifungal qualities, so making up a baking soda paste with warm water
before applying it to your scalp should help to keep down the yeast
which ultimately cause dandruff.
Winter melon or ash gourd: It is suggested on many ayurvedic
medicine sites that grinding the seeds and skin of Winter melon and
then mixing them together with a little warm water before applying the
mixture to the scalp can help to control dandruff. Once again, it appears
that this mixture has powerful antifungal qualities so that it is effective
for keeping yeast at bay.
Peanut oil and lemons: Mix the juice of half a lemon with eight
teaspoons of peanut oil and rub the mixture into your hair. Leave the
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mixture on your scalp for 10 to 15 minutes before washing the solution
away as normal.
Rosemary: Rosemary is the active ingredient in many commercial hair
tonics and shampoo which rejuvenates the scalp and keeps the skin
healthy. You may be able to buy rosemary oil in a health food shop, but
if not, add eight tablespoons of dried rosemary to a pint of boiling
water, oil solution to five minutes and then drain the wasted rosemary leaves away. Apply the solution to your scalp and leave on your head
for as long as possible.
Indian hemp: Indian hemp (also known as dogbane, wild cotton or
amy root) is a plant that can be found growing wild throughout North
America that can be used to reduce dandruff. Simply crush the plant to
extract the juice before applying that juice directly to the scalp. Leave
for an hour and then wash off.
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Conclusion
As you will no doubt have gathered by now, there is no shortage of
natural solutions for dandruff. Whilst none of these solutions can be
presented as a complete cure for a condition that has so far eluded such
a thing being discovered, many of the treatments that you have read of
in this book are extremely effective.
As with all medical conditions that require treatment, from the mildest
to the most severe, there are natural solutions available for your
dandruff problem that you should try before turning to chemical-based
solutions.
Whilst most of the chemical-based shampoos on the market have proved to be harmless for most users, there are a significant minority of
people who suffer from dandruff for whom chemical-based shampoos
are likely to make the problem worse rather than better. These are
people who have particularly sensitive skin so that chemicals are more
likely to aggravate their skin problems than help to clear up their
dandruff.
However, even if you’re not a person who suffers from overly sensitive
skin, it still makes a great deal of sense to try natural solutions for your
dandruff problem before turning to chemical-based shampoos, creams
or potions. As suggested many times in this book, every individual
dandruff sufferer is different so what works for one person will not
necessarily work for another.
Nevertheless, there is no shortage of natural dandruff treatment choices
available and I have attempted to highlight as many of the most
effective natural dandruff treatments in this book.
After reading this far, you should also have a far better understanding
of your dandruff and what causes it. Consequently, you should be able
to instigate lifestyle changes that can limit or minimize the outbreaks of
dandruff that you will suffer subsequent to consuming the information
contained herein.
Dandruff is a problem that is never fully cured. However, as I hope you
appreciate by now, it is not on the other hand necessary to live with the
worst ravages of dandruff without doing something about it.
To combat dandruff is not difficult or complex, and armed with the
knowledge that you now have, there is no reason to tolerate your dandruff for one moment longer.
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